Unit 1 Terms and Concepts 1
Text Ⅰ Lasers 9
Text Ⅱ Defining Critical Thinking 15
Text Ⅲ Critical Thinking in Every Domain of Knowledge and Belief 17
Unit 2 Symbols and Formulas 31
Text Ⅰ Electrical Circuits 43
Text Ⅱ Fundamental Physical Dimensions 51
Text Ⅲ The Newtonian Modification of Kepler's Third Law 56
Unit 3 Tables and Figures 66
Text Ⅰ Status of the US Science and Technology Workforce 71
Text Ⅱ U.S.Manufacturing in International Perspective 82
Text Ⅲ The 2007-2009 Recession:Similarities to and Difrerences from the Past 97
Unit 4 Overviews and Reviews 111
Text Ⅰ Manufacturing Engineering 114
Text Ⅱ Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative 119
Text Ⅲ Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Field:Differences in the Use of"Urban"Between the Social and Natural Sciences 132
Unit 5 Systems and Mechanisms 151
Text Ⅰ The Internal-Combustion Engine 155
Text Ⅱ GPS Positioning Techniques 163
Text Ⅲ Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 177
Unit 6 Processes and Procedures 190
Text Ⅰ Manufacturing Processes 193
Text Ⅱ Overview of CO2 Capture Technologies 198
Text Ⅲ Alternative Fuel Vehicles:Which Shall Win the Race to Commercialization? 211
Unit 7 Properties and Characteristics 225
Text Ⅰ Electrical,Mechanical,and Thermal Properties of Materials 226
Text Ⅱ Engineering Materials 237
Text Ⅲ Materials for Consideration and Use in Automotive Body Structures 250
Unit 8 Tests and Experiments 273
Text Ⅰ Modulus of Elasticity,Modulus of Rigidity,and Bulk Modulus of Compressibility 276
Text Ⅱ Results of Material Properties Testing for Aluminum Specimens 280
Text Ⅲ Electric Potential,Electric Field 297
Unit 9 Types and Classifications 316
Text Ⅰ Health Impacts of Liquid Biofuel Production and Use:A Review 317
Text Ⅱ Robot Control Architectures and Motion Autonomy 329
Text Ⅲ History and Overview of Vehicle Structure Types 339
Appendix 1 Greek Alphabet Letters 361
Appendix 2 Basic Math Symbols 362
References 364
Listening Materials Websites 367
致谢 370